At least three soldiers have been killed and three injured in an explosion that targeted a military armoured personnel carrier, reported state media. Those injured have been transported to a near by hospital. The attacks are the latest of a string of attacks that have targeted security forces in the North Sinai. Previous attacks Egypt’s North Sinai witnessed one of the bloodiest days in months in January 2015 after at least 29 people were killed and more than 100 injured. The night-time attacks came in the form of car bombs and artillery by militants on police and military installations in Egypt’s El-Arish. Reports indicate military positions were also targeted in Rafah. Meanwhile, at least 33 soldiers were killed and 30 injured on October 24 in another militant attack in Egypt’s North Sinai. Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis, a terror group based in the region, had claimed responsibility for the attack. The deaths occurred after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a military checkpoint, killing the soldiers, primarily in their twenties, that had been stationed at the Karm Al-Qawadees checkpoint. Hours later, three security officials were killed when militants opened fire…
